Yes they do in fact: Over time they erode the quality-of-life of those who would not do such acts -- or would slip, doing such only occasionally and t...
In light of what I learned from Bret Bernhoft I want to modify the definition of "a good government." This definition is an application of the framewo...
In the previous post just above, why did I write "campaign or work for it"? Because as Kant once said: "Theory without practice" "is mere intellectual...
Earlier, Josh Alfred called our attention to a visionary book by Peter Joseph. From what I've been able to gather so far, these are some of the propos...
After you have read, or better yet, studied, my modest scribbles -- that STRUCTURE OF ETHICS paper -- I would appreciate your giving me your impressio...
Now is the time for all good persons to come to the aid of their human species! Let’s all make some progress together. Let us co-operate and collabora...
Excellent observation! You got that right!! As you may have noticed, my writings in Ethics stress the point that to be ethical is to be non-judgmental...
The goo life is a happy life. And "happiness" is wanting what you get. "Success" is getting what you want. The beauty of it is: If you choose to be ha...
I couldn't agree more. You have a good mind, and even better: you have great values, and a clear understanding of facts. Finland, in its constitution,...
Thank you for your constructive response! You are a scholar and a gentleman. Please get back to us with some feedback after you have studied the sugge...
To Banno --- and other Forum members and participants: I'm going to attempt to come to the point now. (Tell me if this helps, please.) When something ...
True. We agree on that. That is why I advocate that an administration ought to systematically inquire and learn, and publicize, what the democratic co...
Thank you very much, Bret, for your fine contribution! What you are suggesting is actually more Applied Ethics!! You are talking about people helping ...
Putin is committing pure evil. His conduct is as far from living ethically as one can get. That is why it is fair to designate him as a sociopath. He ...
When I coined the words"Consistency Principle" it was intended to call attention to the opposite conduct, to a variety of moral inconsistency. Wwhat I...
the text of the first link listed in a discussion on "Why A New Approach ...", namely THE STRUCTURE OF ETHICS, you may recall that it informs us that ...
I'll try. Let me know if it helped, okay? Here is a summary (in capsule form) as an attempt to show how the new paradigm differs from what is conventi...
Go ahead and read up on them! (Why not add to your list Heraclitus, Kierkegaard, Bradley, Russell, and Bergson, Etc., Etc.?) I decided not to use an a...
Did you manage to solve any of those problems? If so, tell me about it, so that perhaps I would learn something that could be used in improving and en...
The Philosophy Department at Stanford University publish an Encyclopedia of Philosophy. It might pay for readers here at the Forum to get acquainted w...
The Philosophy Department at Stanford University publish an Encyclopedia of Philosophy. It might pay for readers here at the Forum to get acquainted w...
That is one reason why my writings emphasize the Intrinsic values: creativity, autonomy, and individuality. It turns out that they correlate with one ...
Yes, my friend, you are right, since S > E does not even belong in a thread whose topic is "Ethical Fallacies." It is amoral, non-ethical. It is a mis...
You are on to something important here, Agent Smith. Those who have excellent values correlate highly with those who are very intelligent according to...
[re You get it. Yes, hypocrisy is unethical. So also is "an eye for an eye" (retribution, vengeance). As Dr. M.L. King pointed out, "an eye for an eye...
For many good reasons, Dr. Hartman arrived at the conclusion that the most-appropriate measure of human life is Aleph-sub-One, which is the power of t...
Correct! Well said!! Yes, Dr. Hartman does use a system to "put down" (dis-value) a system. His formal Axiology does find that, of the three basic Val...
Agent Smith 4.8k Most interesting! — A formula, précisément, mon ami, préciséme[/quote Thanks. ---Build on it. Let's cooperate here to build a superio...
In other words, your proposal, that I ought to accept your system, I > E > S, is incoherent, or at best hypocritical, because your proposal is to put ...
" It is safe to predict that given a free choice most people invariably would choose what they Extrinsically value (whether it is a piece of material ...
Greetings, Undercover It's probably my fault, but I sense some confusion in the argument you presented. This is likely due to the fact that originally...
People are made to be loved. Things are made to be used. A major confusion in the world today Is that people are used And things -- such as guns -- ar...
Gensler at least is trying to give people some guidance as to how to live ethically. My question for him is: What is meant by "the same situation," si...
Thanks, Tom. You get it! We do need to supply competent, precise, plain-spoken material for the curriculum of instructors in Ethics who will be hired,...
Thank you profusely, Agent Smith, for helping to build that improved Ethical Theory that the world needs so much. With your permission I will add your...
Thank you, skyblack for your support. It is highly-appreciated. I just now, as you were posting, entered a response to my friend, Banno. You will see ...
That is a constructive comment?? Maybe so. Greetings, Banno my friend: I am among your admirers for the wise contributions and upgrades you have made ...
Gensler at least is trying to give people some guidance as to how to live ethically. My question for him is: What is meant by "the same situation," si...
Ethics is not just an idea, or a set of ideas; it's a way of life. If we have any obligations at all -- and I believe we have one -- we are obliged to...
Greetings, Tom Your first paragraph quoted above informs me that you are using a different definition of "morality" than I am. I gave mine toward the ...
I wrestled with this very question seven years ago. The way I solved the problem is 1) A better theory than the traditional three you mention is an et...
Greetings, Tom Your first paragraph quoted above informs me that you are using a different definition of "morality" than I am. I gave mine toward the ...
http:// http://www.myqol.com/wadeharvey/PDFs/THE%20STRUCTURE%20OF%20ETHICS.pdf i agree with hypericin that "justice" is a quite-important concept in E...
Thank you for being welcoming, Proof. Every manuscript I have published on Kindle I also have available for you in pdf. form. So tell me what the item...
I failed to make my position clear. I shall try again. I believe we all project our own reality. I hold that there is, in practice, no such thing as o...
Modern Virtue Ethics proves to be a more sound and comprehensive theory of ethics than Consequentialism. An individual becomes ethical when he or she ...
Yes, Baker. You are right about that. When I became a vegetarian I had four or five reasons for it. The ethical considerations were only one of my mot...
Of course Psych evolved from Philosophy. All the sciences did. In this specific case, it was The Philosophy of Mind. Philosophy is "the mother of the ...
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